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THILL GOUPLING.

Patented Aug. 8, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BATTESE REVOIR AND J UDSON L. THOMSON, OF SYRAOUSE, NEW YORK.

THlLL-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 262,314, dated August 8, 1882,

Application filed May 31, 1882.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, BA'LTESE REVOIR and J UDsoN L. THOMSON, of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Thill-Couplings, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying dra wings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to an improved construction of a thill-coupling designed to be capable ot' taking up the wear on the sides of the eyes of the coupling which are in contact with the eye of the thill-iron, and to prevent the rattling ot the same. r

The invention consists essentially in a thillcoupling composed ot' two eyes ilexibly connected and adapted to be secured to the axle of a vehicle, and provided with means i'or attaching to them the thill-iron and for clamping the ears against said thill-iron, all as hereinafter more fully explained, and speci lcally set forth in the claims.

Referring to the annexed drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are side and top views, respectively', of my improved thill-coupling; and Figs. 3 and 4 are detached top and side views ot the eyes of the coupling and the arms or bars by which they are connected to the axle.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

O represents an ordinary clip applied to the axle A, and having secured to the extremity of its arms or prongs c c a clip-bar, D, extended across the under side of the axle, and provided with holes a a for the reception of said prongs, by means ot' nuts n, applied to the clipprongs at the under side ofthe clip-bar. The latter is trmly secured to the axle. The clip-bar D projects forward from the axle, and is provided at its extremity with a rigid upwardlyprojecting eye, E, for the reception ofthe coupling-holt H.

'lo the rear end ot' the clip-bar D is hinged another similar bar, F, having a single hole, a', through which the rear prong c of the clip passes bet'ore it receives the nut n. The forwarrl extremity ot' the bar F is provided with a. rigid upward-projecting eye, Gr, having a bolt-hole for the reception ot the coupling-bolt H. Both bars D and l" have a forwardly-extended lip, L, by the side of their respective (No model.)

eye, for the double purpose of bracing the said eyes E and Gr and for supporting the thilliron T when introduced between the eyes E and G and before the coupling-bolt is passed through them, thus greatly facilitating the attachment of the thills to the vehicle, the thill being attached in the usual manner by inserting the coupling-bolt H through the eyes G and E and through the eye of the thill-iron and applying a nut, N, to the protruding end ot' the bolt. By tightening the nut N the head on the opposite end ot' the bolt is caused to draw the hinged bar F, with its eye Gr, toward the fixed clip-bar D and its eye E, and thus clamps the thill-iron Tbetween thetwo eyes and prevents the rattling ot' the same. Inorder to still further guard against the rattling, we interpose between the thill-iren and the adjacent face of either or both ot' the eyes .E G a. rubber cushion, I, secured in an annular cavity in the eye. The end of the coupling-bolt H next to the head thereof is squared to tit a square hole in the eye G, so as to prevent said bolt from turnino'.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the clip O, of the stationary clip-bar D, provided with the eye E, the bar F, hinged on the rear prong c of the clip and provided with the eye G, and the coupling-bolt H, substantially as described and shown.

2. In combination with the clip G, the stationary clip-bar D, provided with the eye E and lip L, the bar F, hinged 0n the rear prong c of the clip and provided with the eye Gr and lip L, and the coupling-bolt H, all constructed and combined substantially in the manner described and shown,'for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto signed our names and affixed our seals, in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county ot` Onondaga, in the State of New York, this 26th day of April, 1882.

BATTESE REVOIR. IL. s] JUDSON L. THOMSON. [L. S]

Witnesses T. H. TEALL, WM. C. RAYMOND. 

